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Left-isolationism should have been killed as a morally acceptable stance by the way that Trump has nakedly demonstrated how isolationism is an inherently imperialist worldview. But alas

Posting my embroidery so people can find me... 🐯 #embroidery #handembroidery

broke: dems will flip the house in 2026 woke: dems flip the house in 2025

Some of the usual chants at the #GeorgiaProtests: “Until the end!” “The end of winter is coming - the people’s spring is arriving!” “Georgia, revolt!” “We won’t stop, schedule the elections!”

Meantime the latest monthly #Shfl newsletter is out, with guides from @natepatrin.bsky.social and @kodakghostpoem.bsky.social plus reviews from @joemuggs.bsky.social, @jtreppel.bsky.social, @darkforcesswing.bsky.social, Chris Catchpole...and yours truly!

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The alternative - protesting against something 50%+ of the US public simply don’t believe is happening - doesn’t seem very viable, so…. “But you need to TELL them” No you tell them.

I think this is completely correct in that the Congressional Dem approach (borne out of the very much existing powerlessness) of letting Trump dominate media, screw up and become more unpopular is working, but at the same time that domination breeds unhappiness with Cong Dems, it's a catch 22.

the french nazis somehow come out looking better than the american conservative movement (to be clear: all nazis suck. fuck all the nazis, theres no good nazis)

In my experience, Conservatives under the age of 50 are all a bit weird. A bit full-on, if you know what I mean.

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Oh my god I’ve been in my mum’s attic

Like ngl. Significantly less worried about autocracy after Elons interview at CPAC. That dude is gone.

I’ll keep pushing this line of analysis because I’m increasingly convinced the clearest path out of this mess is for Dems to adopt a relentless anti-corruption, anti-inequality, anti-oligarchy, pro-democracy platform. The Dem leadership hasn’t realized it yet, but they’re now a reform party.

on Luke Tryl from More In Common the organisation is, literally, right-wingers using "progressive" talk to give cover for Tories and transphobes More In Common want you to work with straight-up fascists because ...

My AI girlfriend is so smart she said I'm a primordial flesh sack that is not long for this plane of existence, I don't know what any of that means, but it sounds super hot.

None of us knows what the hell is going on. I take comfort in that.

Farage and Truss speaking from the same CPAC stage where Nazi salutes are given…? No words… for British politicians to spout their tripe, denigrating our country like this is extraordinary. Not seen since Haw Haw…

Find me the anti-trans evangelical Christian willing to put aside their hatred and join me in fighting for foreign aid; find me the Reform voter that will turf immigrants but wants… the state to control social media? What?

Well fuckadoodledoo.

Donna Dumpty anxiously awaiting word on her husband’s condition.

New new new on The SHFL, lots of fun stuff, it's dystopian electro pop, romantic reggae and Bach on marimba from me!

I found the full unedited text - with almost 9,000 words extra! - of Terror Danjah's chapter from Bass, Mids, Tops, and @briandavidstevens.bsky.social had a load of great unused photos, so here it is, complete with a hilariously detailed anecdote about how to carry a pen in a rave.

It's like fuckshittery inception.

Think I'll start randomly dming people to say, "You've displeased me."

Holy shit man, this drone thread of @andrewmale.bsky.social's is really quite something, but especial thanks to John for reminding me of this genuinely magical tonic of a record, it's like a sound sauna, it's been WAY too long.... I love bees.

Just a note to say that drone fans know how to social media. People read the entire thread before replying with their suggestion, no-one questioned the foolhardiness of the exercise, no-one suggested right-wing artists and only two people replied with "I can't believe you've left out..." Good work.

Might make up bullshit Bluesky events all year. When I did a bit about "Reverse Monday" (follows and blocks flip) one guy got soooooo angry.

Companies don’t spend money on this sort of thing unless they think the complaints are working. Please keep telling M&S (politely please) that it’s not good for them to fund hate.

Morning youtu.be/PUMrqTUoscA?...

If you want a timeline cleanse, check out this gene therapy cure for a rare form of childhood blindness, brought to you by the @ucleye.bsky.social lab I spent a decade with! www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

newsroom.tortoisemedia.com/cr/AQjcjBUQl... If you need some cheery news: according to @tortoisemedia.bsky.social , Spain's strong economic performance has been driven by green energy and immigration, and higher service exports

I don't hate much human creativity, but I DO hate Stephen Sondheim. Who thought it would be a good idea to let a guy take all the tunes away from musicals, of all things?

*stares in historian*

It's like fuckshittery inception.